Events

What a wonderful evening at the East Budleigh WI. Almost like old times, with Muffin the Mule strutting his stuff again on stage as Will McNally pulled his strings and told his story. There were guest appearances from Oswald the Ostrich, Mr Peregrine the Penguin Esquire, Hubert the Hippopotamus, Peter the Pup and the elegant Grace the…

Muffin celebrated turning 69 this week with a walk on Dartmoor in Devon! He is greatly looking forward to the next 12 months where he is keen to experience more adventures, meet new people and hopefully hear his song again! It was Sunday 20th October 1946 that Muffin first stepped on to Annette Mills’ piano. It…

Muffin was on hand, or shall I say hoof, to meet and greet people at the Village Hall during the East Budleigh Scarecrow Festival in June this year. Hundred’s of people came to see the scarecrows but were amazed to find Muffin the Mule (the original of course) entertaining them whilst they enjoyed some refreshments….

Muffin is currently starring in the exhibition ‘The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to today’. It is a major exhibition which celebrates children’s programming broadcast on all channels in Britain and hosted by the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry (https://www.theherbert.org/). Muffin travelled up early to prepare for the exhibition and I met up with…